The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-03-22

NNk4AA.S - ~ CNAlNS 1lASlk 10 QSSpOIlSIO Is
the remaining forms of an obsolete freedom,
or forms OF freedom purposely invented to
deceive. \ nobility stripped of ali indepen-
dence AM being nothing but a set of Court
retainerS representative houses with
on. freedom of action = elections with
out freedom are fearful engines of iniouity
II the Institution Is effese let it be
destroyed"
These words pretty accurately des-
eribe the position of affairs here. We
have the ''forms of freedom" but they
are mere forms. The Hawaiian Nobil-
ity, what there Is OF ii, consists but of a
set'of Court retainers: the elections
are without freedom and have indeed
been used as fearful engines of in
EQUITY,
Things being so. 1t behooyes think
ing men, and those whose interests
are intertwined with the Hawaiian
Islands TO see what can be done to
make a change. We cannot afford to
live only for to-day. we must think for
the future; we cannot sit down with
folded hands and hope that things will
come right of themselves; we must be
up and doing. we must help ourselves.
And we have right TO do so. Our
children are growing up here, in
large majority OF cases they will spend
their lives here. and our plain duty is
to look to their political future lust as
closely and as carefully as we look to
their material future We are build
ing q State for them. and upon what
foundations we now lay out Will de
pend their future happiness and sue
cess
We all see and acknowledge that the
revenues of the country are Ill spent
and wasted; that schemes for the gen
eral benefit of the community are at
stand still. while those for the benefit
Of narrow governing clique are
pushed forward in shameless man
ner: that vulgar rapacity is the char
aeteristie Of the heads Of the Govern
ment: that incompetent and Yenal
men occupy the most prominent posi-
tons in defiance OF public opinion;
that the Legislative body Is chiefly
composed Of nominees of the Crown:
that these nominees are rewarded for
their subserTence in the most IN
blushing manner: that the morality OF
the country Is sspped by such iniquit-
ous bills as the one giving license TO
sell opium and debauch the whole
community: II short that the country
shows & complete picture OF official
Incompetence. yenality and immoral
ity. one OF the darkest that can be
shown under the assumed name OF
liberty
We al agree that this ought TO be
changed But We must go deeper
down than mere change for the pres
ent: We must reconstruct 50 that such
things cannot occur again. We must
not patch. We must lay down broad
principles Where We ind z wrong
We must upr0ot II. and upr0ot It in
such shape that the weed never can
grow again
As members Of the great Anglo
Saxon race, We have & right to free
institutions, and We cannot be salts
fed with the mere name instead Of
actual fact The so-called free insti-
tul0ns OF Hawaii ara mere husks.
How are Ne 70 right this2 By follow
ing the historical pTeeedents Of our
race Ii needs but vigorous and united
action and We shall obtain all ne want. .
II may need self-sacriice, but re
have indeed sadly deteri0rated II ne
have lost the spirit Of self sacrifice for
liberty. II We set the Idol Of money II
place Of the spirit Of freedom.